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Election season near, student posters deface city signboards PU student polls: Posters of parties a blot on City Beautiful srounding the College Campus at Sector 11, 10 and Madhyamarg. Photo by PRITAM THAKUR Chandigarh: Student elections are drawing closer and the excitement is visible – on signboards and roadsides. Faces of student leaders smile out of public signboards, hiding the original information. Party names in bold, bright colours are pasted on roadsides in defiance of campus defacement rules.Photographs from sectors 10 and 11 show signboards and roadside surfaces covered with stickers carrying the names and symbols of student organisations. The…
Lucknow: Lucknow Police Crime Branch arrested another accused from Ahmedabad in connection with the fake international call centre that was found operating from the city’s Summit building, taking the total number of arrests in the case to 123 and strengthening the emerging Gujarat link in the investigation.The latest accused, Niteshbhai Padmashali, 38, Gujarat’s Anand district, was arrested from Ahmedabad on the basis of technical and digital evidence gathered during the ongoing investigation.The accused already arrested in the case include Lalit Khairajani, 41 and Vikram Singh Parmar, 39, both from Ahmedabad. Police said the two were living in separate apartments in…
Dravyavati river in poor condition at Hasanpura in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 05 August 2026Dravyavati river in poor condition at Hasanpura in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 05 August 2026Heaps of garbage in the locality along the banks of Dravyavati in MansarovarDravyavati river in poor condition at Hasanpura in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 05 August 2026Dravyavati river in poor condition at Hasanpura in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 05 August 2026Dravyavati river in poor condition at Hasanpura in Jaipur, Rajasthan on 05 August 2026Heaps of garbage in the locality along the banks of Dravyavati in MansarovarDravyavati river in poor condition at Hasanpura in Jaipur, Rajasthan on…
Nagpur: A group of bikers allegedly riding at high speeds and using modified silencers has become a daily nuisance for residents and pedestrians along the Orange City Street stretch, with locals particularly concerned about the safety of senior citizens who use the road for evening walks.Locals, speaking to TOI, said a group of around five to seven youngsters, mostly riding high-horsepower sports and cruiser motorcycles, makes repeated rounds of the stretch between around 7pm and 9pm. The riders allegedly use modified or illegal silencers that produce sudden, explosion-like sounds, startling pedestrians and residents in the vicinity.According to locals, the issue…
Student protester Prem Nayak said it was the seventh day of the hunger strike and claimed that Mahendra and Kush Mahto, who were on either side of protesting leader Devendra Nath Mahto, were “very weak”. RANCHI: A JPSC-JSSC aspirant on Sunday said two students on hunger strike were in a weak condition as the agitation over alleged irregularities in recruitment examinations continued in Ranchi, while protesters demanded direct talks with Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren.Student protester Prem Nayak said it was the seventh day of the hunger strike and claimed that Mahendra and Kush Mahto, who were on either side…
Kolkata: Following a directive from Nabanna, Lalbazar’s top brass has instructed all divisions to re-examine pending Pocso cases, including those where chargesheets are yet to be filed and those currently under trial. Officers have been asked to take necessary steps to ensure the cases reach their logical conclusion.The law requires police to complete investigations in Pocso Act cases within two months, or 60 days, from the date the information is recorded. However, for default bail under Section 187 of the BNSS, the outer statutory limit remains 90 days if the offence carries a punishment of 10 years or life imprisonment.Lalbazar,…
Despite their significant contribution, women without land titles face challenges in accessing government schemes, institutional credit, and agricultural benefits Efforts are underway to address this, including adding a gender column in land records.Photo Credit : ( Umer Mehraj/Rising Kashmir ) Source link
According to the National Centre for Seismology (NCS), the earthquake occurred at around 10 pm on Saturday, while the 3.3-magnitude tremor was recorded at 5.33 am on Sunday. NASHIK: A mild earthquake followed by tremors hit Maharashtra’s Nashik, causing cracks in houses in some areas of the district, officials said on Sunday.There was no report of any loss of life, they said.An earthquake of 4.3 magnitude struck Nashik at 10 pm on Saturday, followed by a tremor of 3.3 magnitude at 5.33 am on Sunday, as per the National Centre for Seismology (NCS).A 4.3-magnitude earthquake followed by a 3.3-magnitude tremor…
Four armed men held an elderly couple hostage in their north Delhi bungalow (AI image used for representational purpose only). NEW DELHI: Four armed men allegedly held an elderly couple hostage in their bungalow and assaulted them before fleeing with cash and valuables worth over Rs 1 crore in north Delhi’s Roop Nagar early Friday.Taresh Baisiwala (74) runs an auto-parts business in Kashmere Gate and lives with his wife, Archana (70). Both sustained minor injuries.At 2.30 am, the elderly man woke up to use the bathroom, but the taps had run dry. He opened the door and stepped outside to…
No Rain Check For Exams: As exams draw closer, many schools are holding extra classes to cover portions disrupted by rain holidays Mangaluru: Repeated rain holidays in Dakshina Kannada have left schools struggling to complete the syllabus ahead of first-term examinations, prompting institutions to hold extra classes, trim non-core periods and press for full-day Saturdays.While students eagerly track holiday announcements after every spell of heavy rain, schools say the loss of teaching days is now beginning to affect academic schedules.Deputy director of public instruction (DDPI) Shashidhara GS said the department is assessing the weather situation and is likely to decide…